Thread: 8 MINI-CIM SWERVE
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Re: 8 MINI-CIM SWERVE
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Originally Posted by nuclearnerd View Post
Actually, the point of this thread was simply whether to allow 8 mini-Cims. The argument "not to increase available power" has nothing to say on this question, given that 8 mini-cims have a smaller TPE than 6 Cims, which are allowed.
Absolutely.

I can't see how allowing 8mini-CIMs will prompt teams to build drive trains with more power than 6 cims. At some point beyond that diminishing returns have to make that impractical. If anything Mechanum, Octocanum, Swerve, Crab, etc. and manipulators would benefit more.
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